Travel Designer
I remember a man in Salinas who in his middle years traveled to Honolulu and back, and that journey continued for the rest of his life. We could watch him in his rocking chair on his front porch, his eyes squinted, half-closed, endlessly traveling to Honolulu.
John Steinbeck
Julie discovered her knack for planning bespoke travel experiences while working as an entertainment publicist in Hollywood. For 20 years, she has spearheaded countless press trips on behalf of A-list actors, filmmakers, and journalists to destinations around the globe. Julie has designed action-packed film and television press junkets, including a Southern California motorcycle tour (Sons of Anarchy), samurai training in Japan (The Wolverine), glacier trekking in Iceland (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), and goat herding in Norway (How to Train Your Dragon 2), just to name a few.
Julie resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeff, and their two young, spirited sons. In their freetime (in between baseball and soccer) they enjoy boating on the Colorado River, camping and dune buggying in the desert and snowboarding/skiiing in Mammoth.
Favorite Destination: Australia’s East Coast! Kicking off with a New Year’s Eve celebration with locals overlooking the Sydney Harbour, a spontaneous road trip and music festival on the Gold Coast, a four-day scuba diving boat excursion on the Great Barrier Reef, and exploring the tropical Daintree Rainforest. The trip was action packed with just the right amount of beach days sprinkled in for relaxation. We made lifelong friends who have since visited us in California to experience college football and invited us back to Queensland for their wedding.
Specialties:
- Adventure Travel
- Domestic Travel
- International Travel
- Bespoke Experiences
julie@viptraveldesigns.com | 909.229.9550